transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
hand; handball (soccer foul)
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
near; close by; within reach; familiar
clearness; clear understanding
pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
honorific mountain name prefixed to a temple's name
iron-barred window; prison; jail
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
alms-giver; person who donates to a monk or a temple; dana-pati
hidden historical background
Ashikaga shogunate (i.e. the Muromachi shogunate, 1336-1573)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for